I Have Arrived
Arrived in Washington, D.C. that is. Yesterday (Monday) I moved, with the help of my mother and aunt, to my new apartment in the recently constructed Towers at University Town Center. So yesterday was spent mainly hauling boxes up to my 11th floor flat and in the evening uncrating everything and then arranging it all. It's been fun and I must say that my room and all is coming together very nicely. I went shopping for groceries and sundries at the Target next door in the Prince Georges Mall. It's so nice to have that convinience there, and to be shopping in a Target for groceries again. The Target in Johnson City doesn't have a grocery section and I missed that from Orlando. But after a looooong day of travel, lifting, unpacking, shopping and arranging I was exhausted. So I dove into my bed for a luxurious long night of sleep on my brand new bed in my brand new home. Home. This is now my home and I like it a lot. I will make DC my home. My hometown will always be Abingdon, Virginia but my home will be in D.C. And I think I'm going to like it here a lot.
So today I decided to start exploring my new home and see what there is out there. I spent most of the morning doing more unpacking and arranging. I made fresh ground coffee on my french press and had whole grain muffins with peanut butter as well. Very nice and comforting. Around 5:30 ish I headed over to Old Town Alexandria to meet my friend Katy. I had met Katy during my Juilliard audition, she was living in Caimbridge, England at the time and we kept in touch. She had since moved back to the states and lives in Alexandria. So I took the metro over to meet her, which is extremely easy to use by-the-way (the metro that is). I transferred lines once, going from the green to the yellow and had absolutely no trouble at all. It's also very convinient living across the street from the Prince George Plaza metro stop. But once I reached Alexandria I met up with Katy and we began exploring Old Town. AND IT WAS GORGEOUS. Old Town is like what Abingdon tries to be: an old town with colonial era buildings, many shops, restaurants, and arts galleries along red bricked sidewalks. Except in Alexandria the shops, restaurants and art galleries are very nice and there are actually people walking on the streets. We ate in the most awesome sushi bar called The Flying Fish, and I must say that they have THE BEST calamari EVER! The whole atmosphere of the restaurant was very '20's barish, not really Japanese influenced at all. But the sushi was amazing! The best I've had since leaving Orlando. So we ate and talked and enjoyed the Old Town. After dinner we walked around some more, passing the old now renovated buildings. Buildings that once housed George Washington and colonial era folks now serve as a Starbucks or a Restoration Hardware and it truly makes for an awesome experience. The cafes were buzzing with dinner crowds as we passed, people purusing the ecclectic shops that Old Town has to offer. Very beautiful. At the end of King Street we came to the waterfront where a cellist (I think that's what you call someone who plays the cello) had set up and began playing for the afternoon people strolling by. It was an amazing view and the music made for a nice evening ambience. She also showed me an interesting art gallery called the Torpedo Factory Art Center, it is an old converted torpedo factory, in case you didn't get that from the name. We then headed back to the opposite end of King Street passing more of the old buildings and their wonderful wares. Before I left we went into a grocery, Whole Food or something like that, where I looked for Guarana to no avail. But I will find that elusive, Brazilian soda somewhere. At the end of the evening, around nine or so, we walked back to the King Street metro stop where we parted and I began my journey back home. Once I arrived at the Prince George Plaza stop, it was already very dark out. I have reservations about being out in the dark in this area because I've heard it's not too safe. But I only love about half a block away, and there wasn't anyone else on the street so it was safe of course. But I got up to my apartment and have just been laying around since. Tomorrow I plan on exploring more, going into downtown and stopping by a Design Within Reach store. I might stop in a Smithsonian or two and have lunch somewhere nice. So much to do, so much I want to do in the two weeks before school starts! And a lot of fun to be had along the way too. I'll try and post daily about my new adventures and discoveries in the government town. For now, more TV and lying around...
So today I decided to start exploring my new home and see what there is out there. I spent most of the morning doing more unpacking and arranging. I made fresh ground coffee on my french press and had whole grain muffins with peanut butter as well. Very nice and comforting. Around 5:30 ish I headed over to Old Town Alexandria to meet my friend Katy. I had met Katy during my Juilliard audition, she was living in Caimbridge, England at the time and we kept in touch. She had since moved back to the states and lives in Alexandria. So I took the metro over to meet her, which is extremely easy to use by-the-way (the metro that is). I transferred lines once, going from the green to the yellow and had absolutely no trouble at all. It's also very convinient living across the street from the Prince George Plaza metro stop. But once I reached Alexandria I met up with Katy and we began exploring Old Town. AND IT WAS GORGEOUS. Old Town is like what Abingdon tries to be: an old town with colonial era buildings, many shops, restaurants, and arts galleries along red bricked sidewalks. Except in Alexandria the shops, restaurants and art galleries are very nice and there are actually people walking on the streets. We ate in the most awesome sushi bar called The Flying Fish, and I must say that they have THE BEST calamari EVER! The whole atmosphere of the restaurant was very '20's barish, not really Japanese influenced at all. But the sushi was amazing! The best I've had since leaving Orlando. So we ate and talked and enjoyed the Old Town. After dinner we walked around some more, passing the old now renovated buildings. Buildings that once housed George Washington and colonial era folks now serve as a Starbucks or a Restoration Hardware and it truly makes for an awesome experience. The cafes were buzzing with dinner crowds as we passed, people purusing the ecclectic shops that Old Town has to offer. Very beautiful. At the end of King Street we came to the waterfront where a cellist (I think that's what you call someone who plays the cello) had set up and began playing for the afternoon people strolling by. It was an amazing view and the music made for a nice evening ambience. She also showed me an interesting art gallery called the Torpedo Factory Art Center, it is an old converted torpedo factory, in case you didn't get that from the name. We then headed back to the opposite end of King Street passing more of the old buildings and their wonderful wares. Before I left we went into a grocery, Whole Food or something like that, where I looked for Guarana to no avail. But I will find that elusive, Brazilian soda somewhere. At the end of the evening, around nine or so, we walked back to the King Street metro stop where we parted and I began my journey back home. Once I arrived at the Prince George Plaza stop, it was already very dark out. I have reservations about being out in the dark in this area because I've heard it's not too safe. But I only love about half a block away, and there wasn't anyone else on the street so it was safe of course. But I got up to my apartment and have just been laying around since. Tomorrow I plan on exploring more, going into downtown and stopping by a Design Within Reach store. I might stop in a Smithsonian or two and have lunch somewhere nice. So much to do, so much I want to do in the two weeks before school starts! And a lot of fun to be had along the way too. I'll try and post daily about my new adventures and discoveries in the government town. For now, more TV and lying around...
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